Objective. Using an evidence-based approach, a Vermont Oxford Network focus group
whose goal was to reduce brain injury developed and implemented a number of potentially …

Objective. Neonatal care providers from 5 institutions formed a multidisciplinary focus group
with the purpose of identifying potentially better practices, the implementation of which …

Importance Interventions to reduce severe brain injury risk are the prime focus in neonatal
clinical trials. Objective To evaluate multiple perinatal interventions across clinical settings …

Intraventricular hemorrhage in the premature neonate has been and continues to be a
cause of morbidity and mortality in NICUs around the globe. Much information is available …

Infants born at≤ 32+ 6 weeks gestation are at higher risk for intracranial ischemic and
hemorrhagic injuries, which often occur in the first 72 hours postbirth. Antenatal strategies to …

Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) occurs in 20% to 25% of very low birthweight preterm
neonates and may be associated with significant sequelae. Infants who have IVH are at risk …

OBJECTIVES The aim of this quality improvement project was to reduce the rate of severe
intraventricular hemorrhage (sIVH) by 50% within 3 years for extremely preterm infants born …

Although neonatal brain injury occurs most frequently after a perinatal hypoxic-ischemic
insult, recently studies have noted that variable causes such as metabolic and reperfusion …

Impaired psychomotor development, often anteceded by major intraventricular hemorrhage
or periventricular leukomalacia, constitutes the most important long-term morbidity of very …

Aim To answer the clinical question 'In infants about to be delivered and admitted to
neonatal units, what clinical practice strategies, compared to standard care, have been …